Architectural enthusiasts will certainly be amazed by these creatively converted homes, which showcases how with just a little imagination you can practically turn any type of building or structure into a sleek living space.
While houses that are newly built from scratch are often filled with a variety of modern and clean features, they often feel like a cookie-cutter structure that lacks originality or charm. These amazingly converted abodes however, are chalk full of personality and uniqueness, incorporating aspects of the original building and framework into the revamped design. From grandiose churches that have been converted into actual homes to barns and castles that have become permanent residences, these creatively converted designs are making use of the stunning pieces of architecture that exists in the world, and turning them into places people can actually live in.
35 Creatively Converted Homes
From Converted Library Abodes to Fortress-Bound Residences:
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Post-Quake Container Houses
Ex-Container Project Provides Japan Earthquake Survivors a New Home
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Shipping Container Cafes
Montreal Muvbox Restaurant Serves Lobster & Pizza
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Garage-Style Residences
Maracana House Features Exposed Concrete Bricks and Chain-Link Railings
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Boxed Interior Abodes
The Melander Architects Design Maximizes Living Space
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Converted Barn Abodes
Sitio da Leziria was Once a Stable and Cleverly Retains a Similar Program
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Train-Converted Hotels
The Controversy Tram Inn Offers a Quirky Lodging Experience
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Winsome Warehouse Interiors
The Appartmento AL Takes Industrial Chic to the Minimalist Extreme
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Converted Church Homes
Religious Renovations
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Chic Victorian Gothic Abodes
The 'Tin Chapel' is an Old Church Transformed Into a Stylish Home
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Garden-Facade Residences
The Green Box by Act Romegialli is Overrun with Climbing Plants
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Converted Religious Loft Residences
The Westbourne Grove Church by DOS Architects is Open and Airy
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Fortress-Bound Residences
Tom Dixon’s ‘Tower House’ is a Converted Home
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Converted Bunker Architecture
Rainer Mielke Turns Old Structures into Hip Homes
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Funky Converted Warehouse
Mumbai Blue Frog Serenity
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Converted Playpen Containers
This Shipping Container Conversion by Jikerzhicheng is Portable
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From Prison to Luxury Retreat
Boston Jail Reborn as Liberty Hotel
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Mod Converted Prisons
Cultural Civic Center by Exit Architects Transforms Jail into a Haven
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Residential Houses of Worship
Ruud Visser Architects Turn a Church into a Home Fit for Four
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Contemporary Rustic Farms
The Ochre Barn by Carl Turner Architects Balances Between Old and New
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Mansion Hotel Makeovers
The Casa Gangotena Gets a $10 Million Facelift
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Converted Bridge Vacation Homes
The Solar Highway Residences is Built On an Old Viaduct
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Fairy Tale-Inspired Homes
A Modern Day Rapunzel's Water Tower House by Zecc Architects
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Villainous Subsurface Offices
This Underground Lair Fit for a Bad Guy is Creepy and Ominous
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Cylindrical Pop-Up Homes
‘The Tube' Provides Compact Living Quarters in the Great Outd
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Reconstructed Castle Homes
The Lymm Water Tower is Converted into a Modern Manison
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Converted Library Abodes
The Elena Garro Cultural Center Boasts An Inventive Remodel Concept
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Holy Homes
Converted Church Gives New Meaning to Living in the House of God
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Converted Cathedral Homes
The Hudson St by Bagnato Architects is a Repurposed 1892 Anglican Church
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Revamped Nazi Abodes
Luxurious WWII Home by Bham Design Studio Takes a Step into the Past
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Contemporary Chapel Homes
The Stunningly Converted Quinta Dos Floreados House
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Bike-Lending Double Deckers
The Bicycle Library Rents Out Two-Wheelers From a Converted Bus
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Refurbished Church Manors
God's Loft by LKSVDD Architects Boasts Cheeky Religious References
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Urban Productivity Hubs
The Aktina Project by City Index Lab is Inspired by Greece's Meltdowns
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Domestic Water Towers
Jo Crepain Architect Transforms a Belgian Water Tower into a Modern Loft
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Lighthouse Living
Converting an Old, Oddly Shaped Building Into a Functional Space
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Hugh Strange Architects Designed the Farmworker's House
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Alarquitectos Presents the São Sebastião 123 Apartment
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The Graded School Library is Integrated Inside a School
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